
Sidney Lumet
Directing
Born: 1924-06-25 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 2011-04-09
Biography
Sidney Lumet (June 25, 1924 – April 9, 2011) was an American director, producer and screenwriter with over 50 films to his name. He was nominated for the Academy Award as Best Director for 12 Angry Men (1957), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Network (1976) and The Verdict (1982). He did not win an individual Academy Award, although he did receive an Academy Honorary Award and 14 of his films were nominated for various Oscars, such as Network, which was nominated for 10, winning 4. The Encyclopedia of
🎬 Movies (30)

Breakdown: 1975
2025
Self - Director of Dog day afternoon (archive footage)
One Step Further: Becoming Lumet
2023
Self

By Sidney Lumet
2015
Self

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
2009
Self

In Her Skin
2009
Consulting Producer

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
2008
Self

Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made
2008
Self

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
2008
Self

Prince of the City: The Real Story
2007
Self

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007
Director

Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
2006
Self

The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
2006
Self

The Making of 'Network'
2006
Self

Find Me Guilty
2006
Director

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
2004
Self

Making 'Murder on the Orient-Express'
2004
Self

The Manchurian Candidate
2004
Political Pundit

Strip Search
2004
Director
Rachel, When the Lord
2004
Director

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
2003
Self

A Decade Under the Influence
2003
Self

The Education of Gore Vidal
2003
Self

Inside 'Serpico'
2002
Self

Serpico: From Real to Reel
2002
Self
New York at the Movies
2002
Self

Dziga and His Brothers
2002
Self

The Tramp and the Dictator
2002
Self (uncredited)

Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
2000
Self - Director, 'Fail Safe'

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
2000
Self
Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows
1999
Self
📺 TV Shows (30)

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010
Self

100 Centre Street
2001
Director

Inside the Actors Studio
1994
Self

American Masters
1986
Self

Spécial cinéma
1974
Self
Film '72
1971
Self

The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Self - Guest

The Iceman Cometh
1960
Director

Play of the Week
1959
Director
NBC Sunday Showcase
1959
Director

DuPont Show of the Month
1957
Director
The Seven Lively Arts
1957
Director

Playhouse 90
1956
Director

The Alcoa Hour
1955
Director

Frontier
1955
Director

Star Stage
1955
Director
The Best of Broadway
1954
Director
Producers' Showcase
1954
Director
The Elgin Hour
1954
Director

The United States Steel Hour
1953
Director

You Are There
1953
Director
CBS Television Workshop
1952
Director

Omnibus
1952
Director

Goodyear Television Playhouse
1951
Director

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Director
Casey, Crime Photographer
1951
Director
Danger
1950
Director
Mama
1949
Director

Studio One
1948
Director

Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Director